About
Faculty Assessment of Teaching
Faculty should have regular reviews and observations of their teaching, including expert evaluations performed by the Texas Institute for Discovery Education in Science (TIDES), peer assessments, and reflective teaching observations. These assessments are part of the dossiers for Promotion and Tenure, Mid-Probationary and Third-Year Reviews, and Comprehensive Periodic Reviews (CPR).
For more information on the importance of peer teaching observations, as well as how to implement feedback to get the most from these reviews, please see the Faculty Innovation Center's Peer Observation of Teaching guide.
Review Schedule
Review Schedule
- 1 expert teaching evaluation for every three years in rank, with at least 1 prior to the third year review
- 1 peer assessment for every three years in rank, with at least 1 prior to the third year review
- At least 2 reflective teaching observations (conducted by the candidate) of colleague's teaching
- 1 expert teaching evaluation
- 1 peer assessment for every three years in rank
- 1 reflective teaching observation (conducted by the candidate) of colleague's teaching for every three years in rank
- 1 expert teaching evaluationfor every three years in rank
- 1 peer assessment for every three years in rank, with at least 1 prior to the third year review
- At least 2 reflective teaching observations (conducted by the candidate) of colleague's teaching
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1 peer assessment for every three years in rank -
At least 2 reflective teaching observations (conducted by the candidate) of colleague's teaching
For Professors who receive a “Does Not Meet Expectations” or “Unsatisfactory” ranking and teaching was considered an issue, an external evaluation will be part of the remediation plan.
TIDES External Evaluation
Every Fall semester, the Texas Institute for Discovery Education in Science (TIDES) will contact departments to confirm which faculty members will need an external evaluation done prior to the upcoming academic year. For example, if a faculty member will be going up for their mid-probationary review in 2021-22, TIDES will follow up with the department in the Fall of 2020.
For any requests, questions or concerns regarding faculty who are being considered for an external evaluation, please contact Kristin Patterson.
Questions or concerns: Contact Corolyn Holub for tenure-track and tenured appointments or Jyesha Alexander for non-tenure track appointments.
